Fostering nurses' political knowledges and practices: Education and political activation in relation to Lesbian health

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 158-172

  MacDonnell, Judith A ^a,b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b York University   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Caring science; Critical feminist; Diversity; Education; Lesbian health; Life history; Nursing practice; Nursing theory; Policy research; Political action; Political socialization; Qualitative research; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; ONTARIO; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POLITICS; PREJUDICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 67650170326     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANS.0b013e3181a3ddd9     Document Type: Article

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